From The New Old School – homemade bisquickâ??guest post

The Damsel would like to introduce one of her favorite sistah bloggers. The amazing and beautiful Jocelyn, who knows her way around an Old School kitchen. Please find her online at We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ. Bisquick and me.  We’re tight. I would go so far as to say that the Big [...]

Make your own pancake mix.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Many of you may already be familiar with this recipe, but I had never made it before.  We try to keep food storage recipes pretty simple on here (mostly for our own benefits, I think), but I seriously don’t think it could get easier (or yummier) than this.  Ready?

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pinto Bean Burgers

I saw this bean burger recipe on Kath Eats Real Food and it looked SO good. I don’t know why I’d never thought of using pinto beans before.

 

Something else to do with all those cans of beans you bought. I tried this one and it’s not too bad.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Holiday Gift: Peanut Brittle

Here’s another idea for a gift you can make for your neighbors and friends using food storage items.

Ingredients: oil, vanilla, dry roasted peanuts, corn syrup, baking soda and sugar

Start by spraying your baking sheet with cooking spray. And please tell me that everyone’s pans look like this?

Mix the peanuts, sugar and corn syrup in a microwave safe bowl.

Stir to combine. It won’t mix completely and that’s okay. Pop it in the microwave for 6-7 minutes. I did 6 minutes.

Be SUPER careful when you pull it out of the microwave. The bowl will be very hot.

Stir it up and add the oil.

And the vanilla. Pop it back in the microwave for another two minutes.

When you pull it out this time, add the baking powder.

It will foam and bubble as you mix it up.

Pour it quickly onto the tray and let it cool.

When it’s all cool

Break it into buttery pieces with your fingers.

Delicious peanut brittle all from food storage!

It would be cute wrapped in a cellophane bag or in these cute holiday Tupperware you can find in the stores right now.

More holiday gift ideas from food storage here.

Microwave Oven Peanut Brittle
adapted from the Allrecipes.com recipe here

1.5 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 pinch of salt
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

Grease a baking sheet and set aside. In a glass bowl, combine the peanuts, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook in microwave for 6-7 minutes on high (700w); mixture should be bubbly and peanuts browned. Stir in oil and vanilla; cook 2-3 minutes longer.

Quickly stir in baking soda, just until mixture is foamy. Pour immediately onto greased baking sheet. Let cool 15 minutes or until set. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pinwheel Cookies

This is the perfect recipe for all that leftover pie crust… and now I’m realizing that I’m about a week late posting it, since it would have been great to have this recipe when you all were making your Thanksgiving pies!  So, just make pie crust especially for this one (like I did), or make it next time you make a pie (Christmas?).  It’s definitely worth making a crust specially for this, though… I really liked these flaky cookies and will probably be making them again soon.

My mom actually did something similar to this when I was growing up, but she just baked the pie crust on the bottom of a pie pan, and sprinkled the sugar and cinnamon on top, and cut the pieces into wedges.  Perhaps you have your own version of this recipe?

From The New Old School – making herb vinegars

Ah! This is the Damsel’s kind of project. Easy, quick, big payoff. Making herbal vinegar is as easy as kindergarten. It’s up to you which kind of herbs to use. What herbs do you love? Start there. The Damsel loves sage, and has a boatload of it, so there you have it. Take fresh, washed [...]

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pumpkin Granola

I came across this granola recipe and had to try it out. Quite delicious and perfect for fall!

Something else to do with your food storage.

From The Simple Dollar – 20 Favorite Dirt Cheap Meals

A few days ago on Facebook, I asked the fans of The Simple Dollar what their favorite dirt cheap meal was. The responses poured in, so I decided to pull out 20 of my favorites and share them with you. Sticky rice, peas, and soy sauce (shared by Leslie) is pretty simple and not altogether [...]

Cheap food doesn’t have to taste bad at all.

From The New Old School – testing eggs for freshness

It’s easy to tell when some things have gone bad. But how do you tell if an egg is too “aged”, without cracking it? It’s confusing because the expiration date marked on the carton isn’t that great a guide. Many eggs are perfectly safe to use after their expiration. So how do you know? Grandma [...]

Another great kitchen tip from the damsel over at the old school.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Peanut Butter Pie

This Peanut Butter Pie is soo darn delish AND soo easy to make ANNNND I will now ALWAYS have Oreos on hand. (husband is not fighting me on this!)

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Something else to do with your food storage.